Special Symbols

CodeWatch commands may include certain symbols that have special meaning. The table below lists these symbols and their meanings.

Symbol
Definition
+ Unary plus sign, and addition
- Unary minus sign, and subtraction
= Right-hand side qualifier for Let
; Command separator
[ ] Action-list delimiters
' or "      String delimiters (' or " depending on source language)
/ Command option indicator
\ Statement reference qualifier
% Command line continuator, statement label indicator, procedure entry point, and exit point indicator
: Activation number indicator
{ } Logical expression delimiters